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Des Moines - Great Place for a New Business

The City of Des Moines is a great place to locate or expand your businesses. The Des Moines Office of Economic Development office is dedicated to helping you meet your existing and future development needs.

Job Openings

Who Can Apply

ONLY U.S. CITIZENS AND LEGAL ALIENS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE. PASSING A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL AND DRUG SCREEN IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.

Applicants with Disabilities

Qualified applicants with a disability who need assistance in completing the on-line application and/or reasonable accommodation in order to take the examination must request assistance and/or accommodations from Human Resources prior to the application date and examination date. You may email us or call our office at (515) 283-4213.

THE CITY OF DES MOINES IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. FEMALES, MINORITIES AND THE DISABLED ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

THE CITY OF DES MOINES IS A SMOKE–FREE ENVIRONMENT

Instructions for Applying Online

THE CITY DOES NOT ACCEPT PAPER APPLICATIONS! TWO PUBLIC COMPUTERS AND ASSISTANCE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE IN CITY HALL FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION.

If this is the first time you have applied for a position with the City of Des Moines you will need to create an account.

After your account has been established, you can proceed to the current job openings list. Click on the job title you are interested in and then click on the apply button found to the top right corner of the job description section.

If you have already created your GovernmentJobs.com personal account, you can Login, if not, choose create an account.

Privacy and Security

Online applications are stored on a secure site. Only authorized employees and hiring authorities have access to the information submitted.

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Please make sure you answer all supplemental questions that might be related to the job posting.

Current Openings

All job postings have a close date and time for application submission. To determine when a job posting will close click on the position you are interested in. At the top of posting under the job title you will see the closing date and time.

For a complete listing of current openings and to submit an application via our secure online system, click here.

Promotional Opportunities

Promotional opportunities are only open to current, regular, full-time civil service employees of the City of Des Moines.

Civil Service employees who are currently employed in the position and wish to transferor who previously held the position and wish to take a voluntary demotion should notify the Human Resources office of their interest prior to the application deadline.

To see of any promotional opportunities exist at this time please click here.